Gerald K Letendre: 2 books
Competitor or Ally?
Japan's Role in American Educational Debates
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
In this book the authors systematically address the most common stereotypes or myths about Japanese education that are currently being circulated in the popular press, teaching magazines and educational research journals. The authors show how arguments about Japan are used to further political ends...
Intense Years
How Japanese Adolescents Balance School, Family and Friends
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
This volume examines the lives of young adolescents in Japanese middle schools, focusing on the dynamics of school, family, and social life, and explores the change from child to adolescent that takes place in the middle school years.